Search Results: Authors starting with W from Bee Creek Books

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1956. "The book provides an account of development processes, seen as part of a modern causal biology. An adequate description is given of the embryological events in the various groups of animals (echinoderms, insects, molluscs, vertebrates with particular reference to the amphibia and birds, etc.)." With 186 figures and with many line illustrations. 510 pages with index. DJ is Good- with significant chipping and tears to top edge, wear to other corners and edges, rubbing along joints, smudges and dirt on front and back, browning along edges. Cover corners and edges are lightly bumped and rubbed, some small white marks on front cover and spine, spine ends bent. Interior pages are brown, otherwise clean. Book is VG.. Cloth. Very Good/Good-. Illus. by Figures, Line Drawings. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Biology.

Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Company, 1935. 125 pp. Red cloth covers with black lettering on front and spine. Cover corners bumped, corners and edges rubbed. Spine is darkened, crease down the middle, ends are bent and frayed with some small tears. Front hinge broken. Interior pages are browning. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 3/4". Fiction.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1979. Pages 285-500, with index. Slight wear to cover, including bent spine ends. Gilt lettering on spine is faded. Light foxing to exterior page edges. Interior tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Figures, Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Medical.

Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1952. Social Science Bulletin No. 20. Vol XXIII, No. 2 of the University of Arizona Bulletin 132 pp. Maps, charts, Branding illustrations, tables and bibliography. Stiff covers. Tear at front bottom edge, 1"x1/4", otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. . Paper Cover. Very Good to Very Good +. Illus. by Maps, Charts, Drawings, Tables. Size: Approx. 6" x 9 ". Arizona.

New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1918. spine edges bumped. owner's name on front endp. otherwise exterior and interior VG+.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Charles L. Wrenn. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 8 ". Juvenile.

Neptune, New Jersey: T.F.H. Publications Neptune, New Jersey, 1974. 275 pp. Reprinted for the Smithsonian Institute.Paintings by Link Malmquist & natural color photographs by Ralph Emerson.32 B/W plates & 38 colored."This edition is reprinted from the original without change except for the addition of a new introduction, colored frontispiece reproduced in black and white at original position and in color at the end of the book, title page reproduced only in black and white, and color plates printed on both sides of each page." Included: A Glossary of Anatomical Terms Commonly Used for Describing Fishes or Their Habits,Keys to the Families of Fishes Found on Pacific Coast of the Americas,Index and Bibliography. Beautiful book, as New. Bruns W14. Cloth. Fine. Illus. by Paintings,photographs, Color Plates. Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11 1/4". Fishes.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1938. From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XLIX. Bulletin No. 29. 72 pages with bibliography. Green stiff paper covers. Light wear to cover edges, some fading to edges on front cover, spine creased. Interior pages clean, no marks, tight. Document in VG+ condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Maps, Figures . Size: Approx. 7 3/4" x 11". Bureau of Fisheries.

Death Valley '49ers, Inc, 1954. 24 pp. pamphlet telling the Manly Story of "The Jayhawker-Manly party, impatient to reach the gold fields, left the beaten path to take an uncharted cut-off...William Lewis Manly was the hero of their adventure and their Homer..." Includes a facsimile of the autographed map by Manly "reproduced for this publication which the writer recently found in a rainsoaked copy of the first edition of Manly's classic story"Death Valley in '49". Stiff tan covers. Back cover's side edge small piece of the "top" layer of paper scrapping off, 2/16"x1/4"-not a tear. Very lightly soiled. Otherwise covers are VG+. Small bookstore sticker on front endpaper's base, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Map. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Death Valley.

1894. Read before the Michigan Academy of Science, December 27, 1894. "Barring a few scattering descriptions by European naturalists of such species as were brought home by the early travellers in this country, the history of North American conchology may be said to have begun where Thomas Say, in 1817, wrote the article on "Conchology" for the first American edition of Nicholson's Encyclopedia of Arts and Sciences." 27 pp. Includes Catalogue of the Mollusca of Michigan, Notes and Literature. Mildly soiled covers. Faint stamp "W. A. Bryan" on front cover. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Dr. Bryant Walker of Detroit was one of the leading malacologists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Michigan.

New York: Sears Publishing Company, Inc., 1930. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Handsome color and b/w illustrations by Frank Dobias. 305 pp. with appendix. Blue decorative covers with orange and green design on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges and cover faces rubbed, cover is faded and has orange tinge around edges. Spine is significantly faded from sun exposure, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Red top page edge. Cocked spine. $4 written in ink on top corner of front free endpaper. Some stains (fingerprints?) on margins on a few interior pages, otherwise clean. Back hinge broken. Book is in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Frank Dobias. Size: Approx. 7 " x 9 1/2 ". Post Office.

St. Louis, 1931. Gift inscription on front free endpaper SIGNED by author. Preface: " This volume has been printed...solely to gratify the vanity of the author, who egotistically believes that here and there will be found an original idea admirably expressed....The selections herein contained were written over a period of many years,...dates given in footnotes, so that the interested reader, if so inclined may observe the changes in the author's views as they have occurred." 306 pp. Front cover with gilt lettering. Discolored and stained from dampness? Slight "bleeding" on free endpaper side edge and title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. Spine 's back joint open. 4" strip missing. Covers are Good-. Edward E. Wall was a Member of the American Society Civil Engineers, American Waterworks Association, St. Louis Institute of Consulting Engineers, St. Louis Academy of Science, Engineers' Club of St. Louis, Etc.. Signed by Author. Cloth. Good-. Size:… Read More

Rumford, Rhode Island: Rumford Company, 1931. "The recipes in this book have been carefully tested, and if measurements and general instructions are followed, the result in every case will be satisfactory." 236 pp. Advertisements for Rumford Chemical Works and Baking Powder at beginning and conclusion of book. Green cloth covers with black lettering on front and spine. Rubbing to cover corners and edges, scuffing and marks to cover faces. Spine has scuffing and spots, ends are bent and fraying. Water stain to top page edge. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition.. Cloth. Good+ to VG-. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Cookbook.

New York: Loizeaux Brothers, 1945. Foreword by Mrs. T. B. Bishop. "This little book is intended particularly for schoolgirls who have recently accepted the Lord Jesus as their personal Saviour, and who desire to be true, out-and-out Christians -- 'nothing but the best' for Him!" 95 pp. Brown cloth covers with black title on front and spine. DJ is Good+ with normal rubbing and chipping to edges, joints and corners, top spine end is bent and creased, price-clipped on front flap. Book corners and edges are lightly rubbed, spine ends bent. Front free endpaper missing. Printing company stamp on title page. Foxing to page edges. Some interior page corners are dog-earred, some foxing spots. Spine loose. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-/Good+. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Religion.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927. "It would be flattering to my intelligence were I able to make this Essay a learned and analytical description of any reader's proer mental processes." 89 pp. Purple paper covered boards with title bar on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges bumped and rubbed, cover faces are scuffed with water spots, joints are worn with some tears, spine is faded and scuffed, spine ends are torn and fraying. Brown top page edge. Endpapers are tanning. Large crease to lower corner on title page, some creased edges to back pages. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good condition.. Hard Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4". Essay.

Washington: Thomas Allen, Print, 1839. 25th Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 173. February 4, 1839. Referred to the select committee upon the subject of steam boilers. [From a Louisville Paper.] Steamboat Explosion. Essay written about the explosion onboard the steamboat General Brown and the government's enacting a law regulating safety valves to steamboat engines. 15 pp. Disbound government document. Chipping and creasing to spine edge, some residue from book binding remains along spine. Browning to page edges, some mild foxing, paper is creased, text is clean and legible. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document.

Archaeological Institute of America , 1916. The Story of the Saline Pueblos. Archaeological Institute of America. Papers of the School of American Archaeology. Number 35. pp.3-53. Filled with photographs. Paper is in Very Good condition. Clean and tight. Slight browning around edges. Front wrap detached, torn and missing pieces all around edges. All lettering there. Front cover is Poor but text/Paper is intact and VG. No tearing to text.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Photographs By Jesse Nusbaum, Maps. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10". Archaeology.

Wanamaker - Originator, 1909. Also included is William Penn's Tribute to the North American Indian. 61 pp., 10 additional unpaginated pages of poetry and photographs/drawings. Paper covered boards with paper spine, image of Hiawatha on front and back covers. Covers are very worn with corners and edges bumped and rubbed to boards, cover edges are browning, soiling to cover faces, paper on spine is completely torn exposing spine binding, spine ends are torn and missing. Hinges are broken, endpapers are rippled. Interior pages are wavy to the touch, edges are browning. Book in Fair to Good- condition.. Hard Cover. Good-. Illus. by Photographs, Drawings. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Native American.

Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1908. On front wrap, inscription " Miss E.D. Putnam From The Author". Paper presented before the Fourth International Fishery Congress held at Washington, U.S, A., September 22 to 26, 1908. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries Doc. No. 713. Vol. XXVIII. 1908. Charts. Bibliography. pp.1151-1194 plus one plate. Slight tear at bottom of paper spine o/w Very Good.. Signed by Author. Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charts, Plate. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 3/4". Bulletin Bureau of Fisheries.

Melrose Park, IL: Culinary Arts Institute Melrose Park, IL, 1979. Very Good pamphlet 8vo no 47 pp. lists menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner with recipes. Paper Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Cookbook.

U.S.A: Montgomery Ward & Co How You Can Have Modern Fixtures and Plumbing in Your New or Modernized City or Country Home - At Half Cost. With Explanation, Selections, Planning, Installation, Plumbing Repairs and Maintenance. Savings Provided Exclusively by Montgomery Ward. Catalogue #20999. 72 pp. Fully illustrated repair guide and catalogue. No publication date. Light wear to corners and edges, rubbing to spine ends. Interior clean, no marks. Catalogue in VG condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 8 1/4 " x 11". Montgomery Ward.